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Remote Access: Ports and UPnP

UPnP

Basically, UPnP is the ultimate shortcut when setting up your home network. The big

benet of UPnP is that you don’t have to worry about port forwarding, which is one

of the most time consuming and dicult stages of conguring your network.

The requirements for UPnP are: A UPnP capable router, with UPnP enabled.

Enabling UPnP

UPnP is a setting which can be enabled on certain routers. You’ll have to see your

router’s documentation for instructions on how to enable UPnP, if your router

supports it.

Enabling UPnP will have a minor eect on your network security. If your network

is free from malware (such as viruses, spyware, adware and so on) then UPnP will

improve the security of your network. This happens because the ports that programs

and devices use while they’re open are automatically closed when the program is

closed or the device shut down. On the other hand, if UPnP is enabled once the

security of your network is already compromised (that is, a device or computer on the

network is infected by some kind of malware) then UPnP will reduce your networks

ability to quarantine suspect programs by allowing them outbound access through

the router’s rewall. Basically, if you’re planning to use UPnP, be sure your computers

are clean and free from malware!

Port Conguration

The DVR needs three ports to be available and properly congured to work correctly over

the Internet - the Web Port, the Media Port and (if you’re planning to access the DVR via

a mobile device) the Mobile Port.

If you’re not using UPnP (we recommend you do use UPnP) then you’ll need to forward

these ports.

Media Port: The default value is “9000”.

Web Port: The default value is “85” - this is typically a good choice as few other

devices or programs will use this port. If there is anything else on

your network using this port, you may need to change it.

Mobile Port: The default value is 18004.

Remember: If you’re not using UPnP, these ports need to be forwarded from

your router directly to the DVR. Without these ports forwarded

properly, remote access will not work.

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